Paula Danziger wrote children's and young adult fiction about school, family change and the frustrations of growing up. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit follows Marcy Lewis, a teenager whose confidence begins to change after an unconventional English teacher challenges the routines of her school. The Divorce Express centres on a girl travelling between separated parents, while the Amber Brown series gives younger readers a funny but emotionally honest view of friendship, divorce and everyday school problems. Danziger's books are accessible, dialogue-heavy and grounded in recognisable worries rather than adventure plots. They fit realistic children's fiction, school stories and early YA about family and self-confidence. Read more Less